Nell Elizabeth Childress

Brief Life History of Nell Elizabeth

When Nell Elizabeth Childress was born on 12 August 1876, in Sweetwater, Lewis, Tennessee, United States, her father, David Burton Childress, was 45 and her mother, Mary Speller Jones, was 35. She married Isaac Bart Newton Steely on 30 May 1908, in Lookout Mountain, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Maury, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States for about 30 years. She died on 29 March 1953, in Benham, Harlan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Bart Newton Steely
1877–1931
Nell Elizabeth Childress
1876–1953
Marriage: 30 May 1908
Hugh Childress Steely
1909–1986
Jo Frances Steely
1911–1997
Garnet Carter Steely
1914–1994

Sources (26)

  • Nell C Steely, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Penelope Childress - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Penelope Childress
  • Nellie Childress, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Harlan, Kentucky, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: metathesized form of Childers . This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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